🦅RichKeller Photography🏳️‍🌈

Honorary Professor, Dilettantory Studies, Tooter U (Intertubes extension campus)... Amateur photography. Photos are my own 'cept boosts. he/him/his #EndTheStigma #gardenvicariously #ClearCreekTrail🌈

Find me on Bluesky: @rihilism.bsky.social

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Location: Selectivenigh City, Ioway
Demeanor/Spirit Guide: misanthropic pollyanna/Canada goose
Country: USofA
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Last Notes

2026-04-12 20:47:13 UTC

#SilentSunday
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2026-03-31 14:11:05 UTC

DeKay's brownsnake on Clear Creek Trail last week .
Typically~8-12" (20-30cm) 🥺.
I got very close but had to crop my pics ⏬ down to get "closer". A common species but I think encounters are rare. I've only seen 2 but both were sunning.
#snakes #reptiles #wildlife #nature #Photography #AltText
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2026-03-24 13:34:04 UTC

Blue glass insulator discs.
#StormHour #utilities #infrastructure #photography #street #AltText
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2026-03-24 11:32:45 UTC

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Where I grew up the fox squirrels were the typical neighborhood squirrels. Where I live now I only find them on the trails.
Gray squirrels are the neighborhood squirrels here and I'm not sure I'd seen one prior to moving here. Couldn't believe how scrawny they were, lol.

2026-03-22 18:53:28 UTC

Neighborhood cardinal getting its shine on.
#StormHour #birds #birding #BirdPhotography #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #nature #NaturePhotography #photography #AltText
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2026-03-22 15:28:03 UTC

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He/she seems quite pleased with the nut they found👍

2026-03-22 15:21:26 UTC

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Thank you so much! I been really lucky with flight photos this year👍

2026-03-22 15:19:14 UTC

"Goo' 'orning!"
Foxy fox squirrel on Clear Creek Trail last Thursday.
Fox squirrels are the largest tree squirrel native to NA. Much burlier as well if you take a gander at those shoulders and biceps 💪.
#Photohour #squirrels #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #nature #NaturePhotography #photography #AltText
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2026-03-15 11:18:32 UTC

#SilentSunday
#StormHour eagles #birds #wildlife #nature #Photography
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2026-03-13 12:07:25 UTC

Local squirrel eats nut.
Just prior was an epic battle ⚔️ w/ a neighbor squirrel but no pics (womp, womp). Just the victor w/ its spoils.
ION, the nearest eagle nest to me appears to be occupied so we may have another chick this year.
#PhotoHour #squirrels #wildlife #nature #photography #AltText
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2026-03-12 12:44:15 UTC

Goldeneye all tucked in.
#StormHour #birds #birding #BirdPhotography #waterfowl #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #nature #NaturePhotography #photography #AltText
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2026-03-11 10:53:38 UTC

Huge range of plumage among the juvenile/immature migrant eagles that visited us this yr. Cool to be able to identify individuals while editing. My guess is a 2-3yr old but it take 4-5yr for adult plumage so its not easy to tell.
#StormHour #wildlife #nature #Photography #AltText
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2026-03-10 16:07:16 UTC

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Thank you! They're quite characters. Very bold. I just kept getting closer and it just stood there the whole time🤷‍♂️. They don't waste energy unless they have to.

2026-03-10 16:01:45 UTC

Juvenile and adult bald eagles for #TwoforTuesday.
#StormHour #eagles #birds #birding #BirdPhotography #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #nature #NaturePhotography #AltText
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2026-03-09 10:46:40 UTC

Gray squirrel on a March morning.
#PhotoHour #spring #birds #birding #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #nature #NaturePhotography #photography #AltText
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2026-03-09 09:53:47 UTC

Late winter female bluebird blending in.
#PhotoHour #spring #birds #birding #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #nature #NaturePhotography #photography #AltText
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2026-03-09 09:25:17 UTC

Handsome pre-Spring robin showing off those gams.
#PhotoHour #spring #birds #birding #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #nature #NaturePhotography #photography #AltText
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2026-03-07 17:11:22 UTC

Came across mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum) a few yrs back & was enamored w/ those pale purple flowers that remind me of coral or anemones.
Gonna try growing it in baskets in my garden this yr. Supposed to be easy to grow🤞
#PhotoHour #BloomScrolling #flowers #nature #photography #AltText
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2026-03-02 14:08:55 UTC

The migrant eagles were so shy this yr that this is one of the few portraits I managed. Seems appropriate since I've taken many photos of eagles perched on that same, favored branch w/ the Iowa River behind & nearly directly below.
#StormHour #eagles #birds #wildlife #nature #photography #AltText
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2026-03-01 11:27:43 UTC

Lesser scaup duck (1) along the Iowa River near the Iowa River Power Dam.
A 1st encounter/pic for me & in the same location as the goldeneye duck (2. 1st pic) $ the trumpeter swam (3, 1st pic) I caught back in February.
#Photography #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #nature
#photography #AltText
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2026-02-28 18:23:54 UTC

My houseplants put on bloom just as the crocuses/tulips in my garden started growing. Seems like it happens every year so I think this their annual "I can bloom too" reminder before my attention turns outside, lol.
#PhotoHour #flowers #houseplants #BloomScrolling #photography #AltText
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2026-02-26 12:03:52 UTC

The visiting migratory eagles have moved on and have been replaced w/ large flocks of gulls like this ring-bill. In the past when there were large eagle #'s followed by large gull #'s, it's often followed by a large # of white pelicans🤞
#StormHour #wildlife #nature #Photography #AltText
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2026-02-25 10:41:11 UTC

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Fancy smancy pantaloons👍

2026-02-24 11:42:04 UTC

Almost there.
Back from hiatus but likely posting sporadically. Got a busy couple of weeks and at some point I'm gonna start clearing the gardens and getting ready for spring 👍.
#StormHour #eagles #birds #birding #BirdPhotography #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #nature #Photography #AltText
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2026-02-17 10:28:56 UTC

Non-breeding/immature starling along the Iowa River Trail.
Whelp, had such a pleasant week away from social media that I decided to take another. The migratory eagle population has ⏬ but I still hope to get some more pics. See ya next week.
#PhotoHour #wildlife #nature #photography #AltText
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2026-02-10 14:52:07 UTC

Gonna take the week off from SM and chill. Likely more eagle pics on my return.
Have a lovely week and play nice.
#StormHour #eagles #raptors #birds #birding #BirdPhotography #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #nature #NaturePhotography #photography #AltText
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2026-02-09 22:21:14 UTC

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Sorry. I gave you my answer but I don't feel the need to justify my or others actions to a total stranger on the internet. It's just not something I have any desire to do. In fact, encounters like this boost my anxiety off the scale.
If my/their actions don't align with how you think other people should act then you perfectly free to ignore my/their existence.

2026-02-09 14:05:41 UTC

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They have an active account on Mastodon but they don't post here because it's a higher learning curve compared to Bluesky. They had a hard time figuring it out and had difficulty posting here.

2026-02-09 12:34:50 UTC

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Lol! I mostly agree but I have a few old photography friends on there and I'm only on social media for photography. We all left twitter when Musk destroyed it (I left when he bought it) and some of them chose Bluesky 🤷‍♂️ though they have Mastodon accounts.

2026-02-09 12:24:00 UTC

I didn't know that Canada geese & mallards ate fish until I witnessed it the 1st time. Shad are too big to swallow so they shred them w/ their bills. They frequently let go of the fish to get a better grip so theft attempts are constant.
#StormHour #wildlife #nature #photography #AltText
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2026-02-08 14:50:08 UTC

Two-fer.
The fishin' is good & the perches are plentiful along the Iowa River. Looks like they're mostly pulling shad from the waters below the Iowa River Power Dam.
#PhotoHour #eagles #raptors #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #nature #NaturePhotography #photography #AltText
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2026-02-08 13:27:43 UTC

One of the funnest things about having so many migratory eagles visiting is watching them in flight together👍 .
Well, I seemed to have figured out my cross-post to Bluesky problem so I'm back at posting eagles pics.
#StormHour #eagles #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #nature #photography #AltText
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2026-02-07 18:10:44 UTC

I little late winter snow to chill your cabin fever?
Whelp, my ability to x-post to Bluesky via Skymoth has gone kaput so gonna refrain from posting too much till I figure it out.
But instead of doing that right now I'm gonna head down to the river to help melt the frustration away👍 .
#AltText
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2026-02-07 15:30:08 UTC

Do not reply. This is just a test.

2026-02-07 14:48:42 UTC

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Lol!

2026-02-07 13:47:27 UTC

Test to see if this post shows up on Bluesky with bridge.

2026-02-06 22:32:19 UTC

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Thank you! I'm headed down to the river this weekend so likely more to come🤞 👍

2026-02-06 22:25:26 UTC

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You guys, lol! This was just a test though I do really appreciate the boost and favorites.

2026-02-06 22:23:19 UTC

This is just a test to see if the bridge to my Bluesky account is working.
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2026-02-06 12:44:02 UTC

I'm a huge big fan of gulls & came across this young gull (ID app suggests an American herring gull juvenile) w/ really gorgeous plumage while hanging out w/ the migratory eagles on Tuesday.
#StormHour #wildlife ##WildlifePhotography #nature #NaturePhotography #photography #AltText
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2026-02-06 11:05:45 UTC

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I've not taken so many eagle flight photos before, lol. This doesn't happen every year at this location but when it does I'm only a 15 minute walk away from it. Almost makes it too easy, lol.

2026-02-06 11:01:49 UTC

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That's awesome! I am fortunate to live in a location where we have a few year round breeding pairs as well as yearly visits from migrants. This year the migrants showed up in droves👍
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2026-02-06 10:55:50 UTC

The migratory eagle population visiting us is much shyer than the local eagles we have year round. So much so that I've gotten mostly flight photos so far. Hopefully I'll find a braver 1 or 2 so I can get closer for some more portraits 🤞.
#PhotoHour #eagles #wildlife #nature #photography #AltText
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2026-02-06 10:44:05 UTC

This time of yr I typically see a few random waterfowl species that hang w/ the typical Canada geese/mallards at the nearby dam. This ♀ common goldeneye duck from Tuesday is a diving species. They are especially fun to watch 👍.
#PhotoHour #wildlife #nature #photography #AltText
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2026-02-05 14:28:52 UTC

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I can do that. I'll send the ones that I posted yesterday but am unable to do so today.

2026-02-05 14:19:20 UTC

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Thank you! Catching a lot of flight photos of the migrants so I'm having a lot of fun👍

2026-02-05 14:17:40 UTC

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The largest one I tried is 2.5 Mb. I also tried logging out and back in.

2026-02-05 13:19:16 UTC

@npub1mk8…xlrv
Just getting online this morning so this is the first I'm seeing this happen but when I try to upload any photo I get this message.
"Oops, an unexpected error occurred"

2026-02-04 14:05:43 UTC

"I mean, sure, his form looks good, but he got the launch angle all wrong now, didn't he."
#StormHour #eagles #raptors #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #nature #NaturePhotography #photography #AltText
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2026-02-04 12:25:08 UTC

Seeing some youngsters down on the Iowa River this week. Seems likely that this one from yesterday is in its 1-2 yr given its dark brown head.
#StormHour #eagles #raptors #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #nature #NaturePhotography #photography #AltText
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2026-02-04 11:31:32 UTC

Counted ~30 eagles along a 1 mi stretch of the Iowa River yesterday. A nice woman on the trail informed me that there are more ~7-8 am. Said she stopped counting at 100.
All ages present now like this adult w/ a smidge of brown on the white.
#PhotoHour #wildlife #nature #photography #AltText
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2026-02-04 10:53:53 UTC

Seeing the eagles for the trees.
Another plentiful eagle day along the Iowa river yesterday. Been advised by folks on the trail that there are even more in the early mornings so I'll be back to soon.
#StormHour #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #nature #NaturePhotography #photography #AltText
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2026-02-03 13:33:07 UTC

Taking stock.
#StormHour #birds #birding #BirdPhotography #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #nature #NaturePhotography #photography #AltText
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2026-02-03 13:09:34 UTC

Sky carving.
#StormHour #birds #birding #BirdPhotography #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #nature #NaturePhotography #photography #AltText
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2026-02-03 11:14:02 UTC

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YOLO?

2026-02-03 11:11:58 UTC

Patiently awaiting your next step.
#PhotoHour #squirrels #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #nature #NaturePhotography #photography #AltText
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2026-02-02 18:03:49 UTC

A little #MacroMonday wishful thinking.
#PhotoHour #insects #bees #nature #NaturePhotography #photography #AltText
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2026-02-02 13:56:23 UTC

Killdeer nesting amid some construction gravel.
#PhotoHour #birds #birding #BirdPhotography #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #nature #NaturePhotography #photography #AltText
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2026-02-02 13:48:06 UTC

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Lol!

2026-02-02 13:47:36 UTC

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Lol!
Well, I'm not sure about that. They do get to fly for the first (/last) time 🤷‍♂️ . I'd think that might change their perspective but I agree it's unlikely there's a queue to do so 😉 .

2026-01-30 14:33:05 UTC

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Very cool! I've had the privileged of photographing them at every stage except for the chick because the nests are too high and distant. I need to wait until the chick is big enough to show its head above the nest top.

2026-01-30 14:17:58 UTC

It's astonishing to watch a large bird like a bald eagle spot fish, hover, & turn on a dime above a relatively small area open water. Especially given the large # of eagles we have right now in addition to the large # of waterfowl.
#StormHour #eagles #wildlife #nature #photography #AltText
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2026-01-29 15:27:46 UTC

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I think so too!

2026-01-29 15:27:03 UTC

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Exactly! What's fun is that it helps you tell them apart so you can pick out individuals👍. One year I got photos of them at every stage of development 1-5yr but I haven't seen younger fledgling (yr 1, all brown) so far this year.

2026-01-29 15:22:05 UTC

When I were a wee-photogapher my tracken skells tweren't sa gad.
I'd often lose the bird for the trees.
Luckily w/ practice I've got better cause sometimes a dense background connects w/ a subject in a lovely way 👍.
#StormHour #eagles #wildlife #nature #photography #AltText
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2026-01-28 12:48:26 UTC

Trumpeter swan on the Iowa River (Monday).
A lifer for me.
When the river freezes, I often find less common (for me) species mingled w/ the Canada geese/mallards at the dam. That's why I (unlike sane people, lol) am a fan of cold winters 🤷‍♂️ 🥶.
#StormHour #wildlife #nature #photography #AltText
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2026-01-28 11:22:30 UTC

It takes 4-5 yrs for a bald eagles to get their adult feathers. Adult eagles are gorgeous birds but juvenile eagles like this one from Monday have incredible plumage as well 👍.
#StormHour #eagles #raptors #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #nature #NaturePhotography #photography #AltText
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2026-01-27 10:58:45 UTC

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Thank you! I actually did! The number of eagles in that location is at least double what it was last week and the river should stay frozen so I should get lots of opportunities👍

2026-01-27 10:57:07 UTC

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Lol!

2026-01-27 10:55:06 UTC

Bit out practice w/ the big lens but managed to get some decent shots of the migratory eagles fishing in the open waters below the Iowa River Dam yesterday. The cold weather should keep the river frozen & I should have more opportunities 👍.
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2026-01-27 10:39:00 UTC

"Hey, man! Quit rocking the branch!"
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2026-01-27 10:00:42 UTC

The # of eagles fishing in the open water below the Iowa River Power dam yesterday has roughly double from last Friday (apologies for the crappy video). Notice the ones in the trees too. The temps mean the river should stay frozen all week. This is gonna be fun👍
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2026-01-26 13:09:05 UTC

"This isn't the squirrel you're looking for."
"This isn't the squirrel I'm looking for."
"This squirrel can go about its business."
"You can go about your business."
"Move along."
"Move along...move along."
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2026-01-26 11:23:07 UTC

Layering is vital in cold weather.
Subzero windchill today. Stopped by the river briefly on Friday. Found 7-8 bald eagles fishing in the open water next to the dam. Gonna have to see if I can't get some pics this afternoon.
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2026-01-25 13:19:47 UTC

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I'm not certain that the river froze last year. If it did it was only briefly. Unlike everyone else I get excited when it gets this cold, lol. This is when I come across the less common waterfowl species as they gather together with the usual Canada geese and mallards in the open water at the base of the dam. Along with the eagles it's a lot of fun👍

2026-01-25 13:13:37 UTC

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They're pretty remarkable little birds and quite entertaining to watch 👍
Thank you!

2026-01-24 13:17:58 UTC

Nesting killdeer.
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2026-01-24 12:28:44 UTC

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Very cool! I don't hear their calls very often and I usually find them chilling perched in a tree.
Friend had a Cooper's perched in the tree across the street. It was making such a racket that neighbors were coming out to see what the heck was going on, lol. Pretty sure it was a recent fledgling still trying to get its parents to feed it.

2026-01-24 12:10:25 UTC

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Lol!
Too cold to photograph but did make it down to the river briefly. The great thing about this weather is that the river freezes. Found 7-8 bald eagles hanging out around the open water below the dam. I just need that windchill above -5°F so the frostbite danger is lower and I'll be back 👍

2026-01-24 02:12:48 UTC

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I've been watching clips of the episodes on youtube and was planning on finding the full episodes. Thanks for the link! He's such a fun educator! He gets SO excited by science and I so do I so its always a blast to watch him👍

2026-01-23 13:45:46 UTC

"I understand your perspective but I must strenuously disagree."
I've not made it down to the river this week🙁
<Checks today's forecast>
-13°F? OK, tough but doable...18mph winds?!... -37°F windchill?!!! Sh*t, guess the river needs to wait.
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2026-01-22 22:05:42 UTC

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Oh, and thank you the photo compliment! That was a fun shot. I was tracking a flying Cooper's hawk to see where it would land. When I lowered my lens I saw the big one up on the wire across the street. Could have easily walked by w/o seeing it, lol. A friend lives in that neighborhood and there are always raptors around👍

2026-01-22 19:06:12 UTC

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I just happened to notice.
The first time I saw birds take baths in snow I was like, "that makes sense".
In extreme cold I've watched Canada geese violently thrash around in the snow. At 1st I thought the goose was having a seizure and was weirded out till I looked at the photos later and realized it was trying to knock off the ice that had built up on its wings while it waited out the cold on the frozen river.

2026-01-22 17:05:15 UTC

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Thank you for the marvelous link! I ❤️ Cornell Lab.
Had heard that too a few yrs ago (nature documentary?) & was indulging in a bit of anthropomorphism, lol. Had always wondered about bird's feet in the cold prior to learning what they do. It's a really cool adaptation👍.
Now (& seriously not trying to look precocious, lol) I've seen bird's eat snow (especially sparrows and smaller birds) on many occasions. I just assumed people knew that 🤷‍♂️ though I'm not in the least bit an expert.

2026-01-22 15:47:16 UTC

Red-tailed hawk keeping the tootsies warm while watching the cars pass by.
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2026-01-22 14:16:58 UTC

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Not a problem. I understand and your response to me gently chiding you for adopting an extraordinarily patronizing tone regarding my statements and experience is not at all surprising. We engineers are a simple people slavishly devoted to mechanistic thinking and I am clearly out my depth. Perhaps, in the future, every engineer will be paired with a philosopher to keep us on the straight and narrow, hmm?
Alternatively, never try to critique a critic, I guess.

2026-01-22 13:40:06 UTC

Red-bellied woodpecker contemplating.
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2026-01-22 13:08:16 UTC

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Humility and arguing in good faith is extraordinarily important in the sciences. I would hope that it is important in philosophy but the irony is that I fear you've fallen into same siloed and absolutist thinking patterns that you claim the whole of the scientific community suffers from.

2026-01-22 13:08:01 UTC

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"not to hold back" is the opposite of humility. Making grandiose statements is neither rational, scientific, nor useful. If you don't believe so, simply re-read your own reactions since I suggested philosophers were superfluous. Does that help you understand other's reactions to your own claims?

2026-01-22 13:07:40 UTC

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Didn't criticize your paper and reading the abstract is why I replied. I stated the information appeared redundant and outdated given my experience. That was my point. Your response has been "it isn't". You state that in your paper "It should be a core part of your scientific training". I stated it was. You said, it isn't or that my experience must be the exception🤷‍♂️.

2026-01-21 23:58:34 UTC

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It's definitely possible my experience in my degree programs as well as my work in academia and the private sector was atypical. Your reply suggests you don't have much respect for your colleague's judgement and that experience varies drastically from my own experience. But suggesting their behavior is 100-110% seems to clash with your critique of their "noithing-but-ism" but, of course, anecdotal information is limited in it's capacity to model reality.

2026-01-21 17:21:53 UTC

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I guess I'm a bit more worried that some think that "nothing-but-ism" is a common practice in the sciences. But I think that may be the part of the disconnect between philosophy and the sciences. Scientists and engineers are taught to to keep an open mind and understand the limitations of our constructs and philosophers are there to remind us to do so.

2026-01-21 16:39:15 UTC

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I'd have to disagree with "notorious" machine world view. I think engineers understand the limitations of their own models but mechanistic models can produce perfectly acceptable results and there's nothing philosophically wrong with using them. While we should always be cognizant of what is or may be missing I also think your view of engineer's may be a bit outdated.

2026-01-21 15:15:46 UTC

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I'm a little confused. All that you describe as how science should be is exactly how I encountered science when I received my engineering degrees. It is how I understand science, it is what I was taught, and I don't have a degree in philosophy. I'm not clear on some of your discussion of "levels" and while models can not produce the "truth" what they model correctly is often far more important than the assumptions that make them flawed🤷‍♂️.

2026-01-21 13:53:31 UTC

University of Iowa Old Capitol in January (2024).
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2026-01-21 13:17:06 UTC

We're in the midst of a cold snap so sections of the Iowa river may freeze. That tends to push the wildlife to the open water below the dam which makes them easy pickings photo-wise. Headed down there tomorrow to see what the sitch is🤞
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2026-01-20 14:55:36 UTC

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Oh, me too! By far my funnest subject👍

2026-01-20 14:51:25 UTC

Wind blown muss.
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2026-01-20 14:43:54 UTC

Locust borer beetle on goldenrod.
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2026-01-20 14:31:13 UTC

A little red Gerbera daisy sunrise to get your day going?
#StormHour #flowers #FlowerPhotography #gardening #nature #NaturePhotography #photography #AltText
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